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Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

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To all whom it may concern. I

Be it known that I, WINFQRD D. PICKARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norman, in the county of Cleveland and State ofOklahoma,"have invented certain new and'use'fu'l Improvements inEyeshades orfil'areshields, of which'the following is a the shade.

It is well known that in the use of eye shades it is often necessary forthe user thereof to shift the shade from in front of the eyes so thatthe wearer can look straight ahead instead of down from under the shade.and with the shades at present in use, it is necessary to shift theentire shade from its original position on the head, or else the shadesare provided with some pivoted means whereby the lower part can be swungupwardly from in front of the eyesof the user. Both of these methods arevery unsatisfactory. Inthe shade forming the subject matter of thisinvention, the entire structure is made of resilient material and whenthe headband is inposition and the inner edge of the shade positionedagainst the forehead of the wearer,the outer or projecting edge of theshade may be raised or lowered to any desired degree without shiftingthe inner edge or the head band of the shade, and the shade is providedwith inherent means which will cause it to retain any position in whichit is set. This result is obtained because of the design and flexiblecondition of the material used in constructing this shade as there areno pivoted or other parts to be connected or disconnected to bring aboutthese results.

A further and final object of this invention is the provision, in amanner as hereinafter set forth, of an eye shade of neat de sign, lightin weight, flexible, easily and quickly adjusted, and inexpensive tomanufacture.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detail description taken in connection Wit-h the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification with the understanding thatthe invention is not confined to any strict conforlnity with the showingof the drawings, but may be changed and modified so long as suchchan'ges and modifications mark no material departure from the salientfeatures of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device embodying this inventionshown as in use.

' Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the device opened out, and,

Figure 8 is a detail sectional view taken through the center of theshade showing the position and angle assumed by the shade with respectto the curve of the head of the user.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,this eye shade is shown formed from a body of material 1 having in plana concavo-conveX contour. This body of material is preferably made ofvery thin and light leather, although applicant does not confine himselfto the use of this material, for any other light and flexible material,either opalescent or transparent, may be used.

As above stated, the body of this material is of concavo-convex contour,the convex side 2having an arc of less degree than the concave side 3and this convex side 2 forms the outer or projecting edge of the eyeshield when in the position shown in Figure 1. The arcs of the sides donot intersect, but the material is cut as at 4: at substantially rightangles to the curve of the concave side of the material as is clearlyshown in Figure 2.

Secured, by stitching or other means, along the marginal edge of theconvex side of the material, upon the underside thereof, is aband ofleather 5 of substantial thickness, and along the inner or concaveinarginal edge of the material upon the underside thereof is stitched orotherwise secured a strap of leather or fabric 6. It will be noted thatthe leather strap 5 has its ends terminated at the edge 4 of the mainbody of the shade whereas the strap of fabric material 6 at the inneredge of the material is extended a substantial distance beyond the edges4: of the body of the shade providing the free ends 7 which are adaptedto be passed around the back of the head of the the back of the head ofthe user.

be noted that there are two eyelets formed passed strings 10 which aretied together in It will at each end of the free end 7 of the strap 6and the securing strings which are passed therethrough are of shortlength and have a notch 11 formed in one end and by passing the free endof the string section first through the inner of the eyelets and thenthrough the outer one that the knot 11 will contact with the innereyelet and thus the string will be held securely in position. In Figure3 of the drawing, the sectional'view shown, shows the angle at which theshade sets with respect to the forehead, represented by the curved line12 of the wearer.

hen the eye shade is in position the strap 6 extends across the foreheadof the user, and the free ends 7 pass back beyond the back of the headand the strings 10 are tied together. This of course, draws the materialof the body 1 in acurve across the orehead of the user and at the sametime flexes the leather strap 5 causing it to stand out from the face ofthe user. In this position the eyes are effectively shaded by thescreen. When it is desired to remove the shade from before the eyes, theleather strap 5 is grasped and raised upward with the thumb andforefinger, while at the same time, the other fingers are pressed downat 13 against the body of material 1 whereupon the shade will assume theposition indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1 and will retain thisposition after being released. The head strap 6 during this operationhas not been changed from its original position.

From the foregoing description it may be seen that an eye shade ofimproved ccii thereof, and a resilient stiffening meansalong the convexmarginal portion of said body, the ends thereof terminating forwardly ofand out of contact with said head strap and having an inherent means forretaining the forward portion of the shade,

in upturned position before the face of a wearer.

2. An eye shield comprising, a onepiece body portion of leather ofsubstantially concavo-convex contour, a resilient stiffen-ing meanssecured along theconvex marginal portion of said body at the undersidethere of, a head strap secured to said body along the concave marginalportion thereof and extending beyond the sides of the body, and .v

adjustable means for securing the head strap in position about the headof a wearer, said body portion having its ends cut square across and theedges of the material at the ends of the body being free of binding orstiifening material to allow for the adjust ment of the front portionofthe shield. before the face of the wearer, without altering the positionof the rear portion of the shield. v

In testimony whereof, I aflix my. s1gna ture hereto.

WINFORD D. PIGKARD,

